51+ Raspberry Pi Projects for Beginners

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Samba Server

Learn how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a network attached storage (NAS) by making use of Samba. The name is most likely familiar as it’s widely used for sharing printers and folders. If you’re looking at sharing some folders, then be sure to check out this tutorial.

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi AFP Server

Beginner, Servers

In this tutorial, we take you through the steps of setting up AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) on the Raspberry Pi. It’s a decent way of setting up some network attached storage. Keep in mind that this will work best when it’s mostly just Mac OS devices connecting.

How to Setup Raspberry Pi NFS Server

Beginner, Servers

Learn how to set up network attached storage using the NFS protocol. It’s an excellent alternative to Samba and commonly used by network administrators. You will be able to connect to your drive using almost any device that has a network connection.

Play Retro Games with Raspberry Pi RetroPie

Beginner, Gaming

Learn the entire process of setting up Retropie on your Raspberry Pi. We go through all the basics and go through the many methods on how to get your ROMs on to the Pi. It’s a fun project and a great way to play some of those forgotten classics from the past.

How to Setup Raspberry Pi RecalBox

Beginner, Gaming

Recalbox is an emulator package that is very similar to RetroPie. It has different configurations and a slightly different user interface. Recalbox has a few more features and comes loaded with emulators for popular game systems such as SNES, N64 and more.

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Plex Server

Beginner, Media, Servers

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a Plex server in just a few easy steps. It’s the perfect project if you want to have your own low-cost media server. It can handle a couple of clients so ideal if you need to share media throughout your household. It’s worth trying out.

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Eddystone Beacon

Beginner, IoT

Learn all the steps to set up the Eddystone beacon software on your Raspberry Pi. It’s an excellent way to broadcast data using a Bluetooth adapter. It was originally part of Google’s physical project but has since been dropped. However, it’s still a cool project.

Raspberry Pi Humidity Sensor using the DHT22

Beginner, Electronics, Sensors

In this tutorial, we take you through the steps of connecting a humidity sensor to the Raspberry Pi. We also do some basic Python coding so that we can communicate with the sensor. It’s an excellent tutorial if you wish to collect humidity and temperature.

How to Setup a Raspberry Pi iBeacon

Beginner, IoT

In this tutorial, we go through the steps on how to turn your Raspberry Pi into an iBeacon. It’s a protocol that was developed by Apple and is able to be used in a variety of different scenarios. It’s a super easy tutorial and worth checking out.

How to Setup Raspberry Pi TeamViewer

Beginner, Servers

In this tutorial, we take you through how to set up Teamviewer Host on the Raspberry Pi. This is a great way to connect to the Pi using the Teamviewer service. You will need a Raspberry Pi 2 or newer to be able to complete this super easy tutorial.

Raspberry Pi DSLR Camera Control

Beginner, Camera

In this project, we go through the steps on how to control a DSLR with the Raspberry Pi. A project like this might appeal to you if you want to be able to control your camera programmatically. For example, taking a photo every hour so you can make a time-lapse.

Raspberry Pi Snowboy Hotword Detection

Beginner, IoT

This tutorial takes you through all the steps to set up the Snowboy Hotword detection service on the Raspberry Pi. This is a great way to create some custom hotwords that your Pi will be able to pick up. You can then perform specific actions using Python utilizing your own hotword.

Raspberry Pi Steam Link: Stream your PC Games

Beginner, Gaming

In this Raspberry Pi Steam Link tutorial, we will be showing you how to set up the Steam Link game streaming software on the Raspbian operating system. For those who do not know what Steam Link is, it is a piece of software that allows your Raspberry Pi to easily stream games from your computer […]

Raspberry Pi Webmin: A Web Interface for System Administration

Beginner, Servers

In this Raspberry Pi Webmin tutorial, I will go through all the steps to set up the Webmin software package for the Raspbian operating system. Webmin is excellent if you wish to have a web-based interface for system administration. It removes the need to manually edit configuration files and makes administration a lot easier. You […]